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The slavery question during the terms of office of John Whitehill and Robert Jenkins, Congressmen from Lancaster County from 1803 to 1807 and 1807 to 1811 respectively

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Author
Spindler, Adaline Bream.
Date of Publication
1911
existed to a considerable ex- tent, became more pronounced. How Slavery Arose in the Colonies. The differences existed from the be- ginning. By a curious coincidence, incongruous as it seems, liberty and slavery had their birth on this soil in the same year, 1620 being the date of the arrival of the
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by Miss Adeline B. Spindler.
Author
Spindler, Adaline Bream.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
253-265 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 9
Subjects
Whitehill, John, - 1729-1805.
Jenkins, Robert, - 1769-1848.
Slavery - United States
Legislators - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 9 (1911), p. 253-265Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15
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The story of Caernarvon

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Author
Lincoln, J. B.
Date of Publication
1914
base of the Forest Hills. South the trend is to the same river, thence upward to the base of the Welsh Mountains, giving to the land a gently-rolling appearance. The soil is limestone, ironstone and red shale, the first named predomin- ating. Looking westward from Church- town, situated on the high
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by J. B. Lincoln, M.D.
Author
Lincoln, J. B.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
59-79 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 3
Summary
Caernarvon is the easternmost township of Lancaster County, PA. The article, written in 1914, describes the geography, people, houses, and industry of the past.
Subjects
Episcopal Church of Bangor (Churchtown, Pa.)
Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Description and travel.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Churchtown (Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 3 (1914), p. 59-79Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18
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A list of the original Lancaster subscribers to the capital stock of the Philadelphia Turnpike

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1918
. I directed the attention of the Custodian of the State Records to the Papers of the Governors, and suggested the probability that it might be found among them. A few days ago, in going over them for another purpose, he came across this return. He has sent me the original and I have made from it the
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by Charles I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1918
Physical Description
93-100 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22, no. 6
Subjects
Roads - Pennsylvania
Stocks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 6 (1918), p. 93-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.22
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Historical and illustrated sketch of Lancaster, Penna

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1897.
Call Number
974.815 LACO H673
placed in the belfry. The payment for the above items seem large, and 1 i� the explanation no doubt is that the money used was the depreciated currency of the period. ; • • I No lengthy description seems to be required, as the building speaks for itself. It was also known as the I f State House, because
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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster]
Publisher
Phelps,
Date of Publication
1897.
Physical Description
118 p. 16 cm.
Notes
Note on cover in Mr. Diffenderffer's handwriting: This sketch up to page 37 was written by F.R.D.
Contains photographs and advertisements.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO H673
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American Indians : the who, what and whence of the Pre-Columbian dwellers, or the misnomered peoples, Indians, of Lancaster County

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Author
Urban, Theodore L.
Date of Publication
1898
. Miners and those skilled in warfare were unneces- sary; barter was the ostensible object of these voyages. If you please, con- sider the products procurable in this wonderful land—gold, silver, ivory, peacocks, apes and rare and beautiful wood, such as was not indigenous to the Orient. En passant, we are
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by Theodore L. Urban, Esq.
Author
Urban, Theodore L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[89]-103 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 4
Summary
This late 19th century article asks the question, "Were the indians of Pennsylvania the descendants of the Lost tribe of Israel ?"
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Delaware Indians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 4 (1898), p. 89-103Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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History of the District Court of the city and county of Lancaster

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1914
District Court of the City and County of Lancaster) in force until the first day of May, 1833, and declared that the Court should consist of two Judges, namely, the President and Assistant Judge. The- Governor was directed to appoint and commission an Assistant Judge. The Court was to have no jurisdiction
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by Judge C. I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
103-119 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 5
Subjects
Smith, Charles, - 1765-1836.
Thomson, Alexander, - 1788-1848.
Bradford, Ebenezer, - 1746-1801.
Harper, A. L. - 1793-1875.
Patterson, David Watson, - 1815-1892.
McMullen, David, - 1844-
Brubaker, Henry Clay, - 1843-1899.
Hassler, Aaron Bilyeu, - 1860-
Courts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 5 (1914), p. 103-119Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18
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Our aboriginal predecessors : on the origin and relation of the various Indian tribes of North America

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Author
Spindler, Adaline Bream.
Date of Publication
1917
, facts seem to warrant the assertion that these qualities, developed to cope with wild beasts of the forest, for the purpose of sustenance and defense, were brought into requisition against the white man in imitation of his own policy. Authorities consulted and compared: Colonial Records of Pennsylvania
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by Miss Adaline Bream Spindler.
Author
Spindler, Adaline Bream.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1917
Physical Description
85-92 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 21, no. 5
Subjects
Indians of North America
Algonquian Indians
Iroquois Indians
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 5 (1917), p. 85-92Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.21
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The George Ross Memorial : being the proceedings at the dedication of the Ross pillar and tablet at Lancaster

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Date of Publication
1897
the individual liberal- ity of its citizens for these than to look for municip al or legislative aid. In this regard the present occasion was likewise memorable, and the donors were entitled to the hearty thanks of the Society and the community for their public spirit and generosity. Miss Blanche
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[374]-408 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 10
Subjects
Ross, George, - 1730-1779.
Ross family.
United States. - Signers.
Ross Memorial (Lancaster, Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
Nevin, Blanche.
Brosius, Marriott,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 10 (1897), p. 374-408Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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From Rocky Springs Park to the Orange Street Convention Hall : the origins of Pentecostalism in Lancaster

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Author
Armstrong, Karl Daniel.
Date of Publication
1992.
established religious grouping. While other Protestant churches can trace their roots back to European soil, Pentecostal theology and practice developed in the minds of American Christians who sought more from their religious experience. Thirdly, while some historians such as Robert M. Anderson attempt to fit
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by K. Daniel Armstrong.
Author
Armstrong, Karl Daniel.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[34]-51 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 94, no. 2
Subjects
Pentecostalism - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 94, number 2 (1992), p. 34-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.94
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The Whitesides of Colerain : the Revolutionary Captain and the Congressman

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1913
various nations of Europe, who were at war with one another, seem- ed to call forth considerable discus- sion. Among other matters of wide importance then was the administra- tion of the Mississippi Territory, as it was then called, and the establish- ment of territorial government for the same. Through
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by D. F. Magee, Esq.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913
Physical Description
227-241 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 8
Subjects
Whiteside family.
Whiteside, John.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 8 (1913), p. 227-241Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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